tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post8041762463071232279..comments2018-05-21T22:35:51.569-07:00Comments on Against The Wicked City: Monsters from Central Asian Mythology 14: Divs of the DesertJoseph Manolanoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-86476091661240927382018-05-16T15:40:27.039-07:002018-05-16T15:40:27.039-07:00The divs can, of course, be defeated by commanding...The divs can, of course, be defeated by commanding your warriors to slash div...Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292062128781092862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-52416142664101053212018-05-12T13:41:00.947-07:002018-05-12T13:41:00.947-07:00Pathfinder did them. DCC did them too. DCC just ma...Pathfinder did them. DCC did them too. DCC just made them generic demons, though, while Pathfinder made them the ghosts of evil genies, which is exactly the kind of religious and mythological mangling I try to avoid in my own writing. If I was an observant Zoroastrian, I&#39;m not at all sure I&#39;d be OK with some game book declaring that Ahriman &#39;sprung from the creation of the first genies&#39;...Joseph Manolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-36313767989115641742018-05-12T06:21:21.449-07:002018-05-12T06:21:21.449-07:00Finally? Divs have been in Pathfinder for years. T...Finally? Divs have been in Pathfinder for years. They were collected in the 3rd Bestiary. Of course they are a different interpretation from yours, but that is the awesome thing about mythology- it is like art and everyone can have a different view after reading it.Derek Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-83069243072231931082018-05-10T11:15:18.086-07:002018-05-10T11:15:18.086-07:00Awww yeah, finally someone decided to tackle the D...Awww yeah, finally someone decided to tackle the Div.Bob Somethinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13638406211956979341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-14677614283912553962018-05-10T02:50:31.016-07:002018-05-10T02:50:31.016-07:00In this case I started with the picture above, whi...In this case I started with the picture above, which I came across while gathering images for my recent &#39;art of the silk road&#39; post. Then I looked up and read the text it was an illustration to, to gain some context for the scene and the monsters depicted in it. Then I thought, &#39;hey, I can use these guys&#39;, and wrote this blog post. I&#39;m not sure there was a whole lot more to it than that, other than relief at finally finding a version of divs which seemed interestingly gameable...<br /><br />(The divs of proper Zoroastrian theology, as opposed to Persian folklore, are kinda abstract and difficult. What does it even mean to be built entirely out of falsehood? If Ahriman embodies Druj, the Lie, then does he actually *exist*, or is he a kind of cosmic delusion or deception? I&#39;m not keen on travestying other people&#39;s religious beliefs, so I&#39;m always happy to find more down-to-earth folkloric versions instead!) Joseph Manolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-28651773478792445052018-05-09T21:21:23.733-07:002018-05-09T21:21:23.733-07:00Great stuff, as usual!
I&#39;m curious, where do ...Great stuff, as usual!<br /><br />I&#39;m curious, where do you get your inspiration? I assume you were not just casually reading Haft Peykar and thought &quot;Oh, these guys would make great D&amp;D monsters&quot;, were you?Connor W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13152164902819709334noreply@blogger.com